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WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I’M ISIDRO REYNA.

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THIS WEEK, THE SCIENCE CONTINUES ONBOARD THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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THE ASTROBEE PROJECT TEAM CONDUCTED A REMOTE

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SCIENCE SESSION DURING THE CORONAVIRUS SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER.

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ASTROBEES ARE NEXT-GENERATION FREE-FLYING
ROBOTS

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THAT OPERATE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE SPACE
STATION.

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THEIR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE

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A FLEXIBLE PLATFORM FOR RESEARCH ON

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ZERO-GRAVITY FREE-FLYING ROBOTICS,

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ABLE TO HOST A WIDE VARIETY OF PAYLOADS AND
SOFTWARE.

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THE TEAM COMMMANDED ASTROBEE REMOTELY FROM

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AN INDIVIDUAL TEAM MEMBER’S HOME VERSUS

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THE USUAL PROCEDURE FROM AMES RESEARCH CENTER.

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THE CREW WORKED ON THE

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MANUFACTURING FIBER OPTIC CABLE IN MICROGRAVITY

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OR SPACE FIBERS EXPERIMENT, WHICH EVALUATES

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A METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIBER OPTIC CABLE IN
SPACE.

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MANUFACTURING FIBER OPTIC MATERIALS IN SPACE

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HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE A HIGHER-PERFORMANCE PRODUCT,

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OFFERING DRAMATICALLY LOWER TRANSMISSION LOSSES.

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THIS COULD SET THE STAGE FOR IMPROVED IMAGING,

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REMOTE SENSING AND NEXT-GENERATION OPTICAL
COMMUNICATIONS ON EARTH.

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AS WE PREPARE TO USHER IN A NEW ERA OF HUMAN
SPACEFLIGHT ON MAY 27,

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NASA AND SPACEX ARE GEARING UP FOR THE FIRST

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OPERATIONAL CREWED FLIGHT OF CREW DRAGON.

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THE SPACEX TEAM COMPLETED A STATIC FIRE TEST

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OF FALCON NINE’S SECOND STAGE ENGINE,

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WHICH WILL PROPEL CREW DRAGON TOWARD THE SPACE STATION.

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ADDITIONALLY, NASA HAS ASSIGNED ASTRONAUT
SHANNON WALKER

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TO THE FIRST OPERATIONAL CREWED FLIGHT OF
CREW DRAGON.

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WALKER WILL JOIN NASA ASTRONAUTS

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MICHAEL HOPKINS AND VICTOR GLOVER JR.,

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AS WELL AS SOICHI NOGUCHI OF THE JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY

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FOR A SIX-MONTH EXPEDITION ABOARD THE ORBITING
LABORATORY.

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THE CREW-1 MISSION WILL BE THE FIRST IN A
SERIES

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OF REGULAR, ROTATIONAL FLIGHTS TO THE STATION
FOLLOWING THE DEMO-2 MISSION,

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WHICH WILL BE THE FINAL MAJOR STEP BEFORE

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NASA’S COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM CERTIFIES
CREW DRAGON FOR OPERATIONAL,

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LONG-DURATION MISSIONS TO THE SPACE STATION.

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KEEP SENDING IN YOUR QUESTIONS USING THE HASHTAG “ASK NASA.”

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WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.